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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ye Wenjie awaken in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) At her father's house.
(b) At the school.
(c) On a helicopter.
(d) Inside the Red Coast Base.

2. What word from Chapter 13, "Red Coast III" refers to leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Polygamy.
(c) Misogyny.
(d) Hegemony.

3. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 1, "The Madness Years": "Their red flags fluttered restlessly around the brigade building like flames yearning for firewood"?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Dramatic irony.

4. What term refers to scientific research aimed to improve theories for better understanding or prediction of natural or other phenomena?
(a) Applied research.
(b) Fundamental research.
(c) Promontory research.
(d) Cognitive research.

5. In Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" the translator notes some of the most famous intellectuals who committed suicide during the Cultural Revolution. Among these is Lao She. What was She's profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Chemist.
(d) Painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the space observation center that is run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University's Joint Center for Astrophysics?

2. What word refers to the branch of technology dealing with manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale?

3. Who is Ye Wenjie's daughter that Wang comes to see her about in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

4. When does the narrator describe the implementation of the OZMAII plan in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?

5. What does Sha Ruishan give to Wang Miao to enable him to see the microwave background on their research in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ye Wenjie arrange for Wang to meet Sha Ruishan in Chapter 8, “Ye Wenjie”?

2. What setting is described when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

3. Where does Ye Wenjie go after her father's death? Why?

4. What setting is established in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"? What has brought Ye Wenjie to this location?

5. What does Shi relate to Wang regarding the academic community in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

6. What satellites are described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

7. What imagery is described when Wang looks at the sky using the 3K glasses in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

8. What happens when the Stable Era begins in the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

9. Who is Shao Lin and what is revealed about her character in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

10. What is revealed in the "Translator's Notes" in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

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